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Jeremiah 32:11

9 And I bought the field of Hanameel my uncle’s son, that was in Anathoth, and weighed him the money, even seventeen shekels of silver.

10 And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.

So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open:

12 And I gave the evidence of the purchase unto Baruch the son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, in the sight of Hanameel mine uncle’s son, and in the presence of the witnesses that subscribed the book of the purchase, before all the Jews that sat in the court of the prison.

13 And I charged Baruch before them, saying,

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BSB
Then I took the deed of purchase—the sealed copy with its terms and conditions, as well as the open copy—
KJV
So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open:
WEB
So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, containing the terms and conditions, and that which was open;
ASV
So I took the deed of the purchase, both that which was sealed, [according to] the law and custom, and that which was open:
DARBY
And I took the writing of the purchase, that which was sealed [according to] the law and the statutes, and that which was open;
BLB
And I took the account of the purchase—that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open—
ÅB
Så tok jeg kjøpebrevet, både det forseglede med avtalen og vilkårene, og det åpne,
OTB
Jeg tok kjøpsdokumentet—den forseglede kopien som inneholdt vilkårene og betingelsene, samt den åpne kopien—
B1930
Så tok jeg kjøpebrevet, både det forseglede med avtalen og vilkårene, og det åpne,

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  • Luke 2:27

    And he came by the Spirit into the temple: and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law,

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  • Acts 26:3

    Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.

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  • 1 Corinthians 11:16

    But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

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